Monday, December 29, 2014

This is a video of a presentation I delivered in April 2014 through the auspices of the Pejepscot Historical Society of Brunswick, Maine. It details the development of the Franco-American community in that town and the history of the textile mill that began to bring French-Canadians to Brunswick in the mid 19th century.

Among other topics I discuss:

Reasons for the exodus from rural Québec

Chain migration from L'Islet, QC to Brunswick

Conditions in the company-owned housing

The background of the Boston Brahmin mill owners

The steps the Franco-Americans took to improve their lot in adverse conditions

This talk covers some of the research I have written about before (for example here and here) but includes research and graphics that I have never before published.

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I am David Vermette, a Franco-American writer and researcher originally from Massachusetts. I have been researching French North America for a number of years and this blog is one fruit of this research. It involves equal parts intellect and love. My approach is to take information and weave it into stories. On this site, I tell the stories sometimes without showing all the steps that led me to my conclusions. If you want the steps, or you want to know what sources I have used please contact me through the comments. Please note that comments on this site are moderated.